cricketer

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English cricket Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English cricketer From cricket + -er.

1. A person who plays cricket.

   “Described by witnesses as a keen cricketer and pubgoer until contacts with Islamic militants radicalized him on a trip to Pakistan, he was ordered to serve at least 14 years for the plot, and for supplying militants in Afghanistan with money and equipment.”

   “Several cricketers came up to them and asked Pradeep about his effortless action mimicry and his promising chinaman bowling.”